A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion

A Stackelberg equilibrium–based Model Reference Adaptive Control (MSE) method is proposed for spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion (PE) games with incomplete information and sequential decision making under a non–zero–sum framework. First, the spacecraft PE dynamics under <inline-formula><math xmlns=...

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Main Authors: Gena Gan, Ming Chu, Huayu Zhang, Shaoqi Lin
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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description A Stackelberg equilibrium–based Model Reference Adaptive Control (MSE) method is proposed for spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion (PE) games with incomplete information and sequential decision making under a non–zero–sum framework. First, the spacecraft PE dynamics under <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>J</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> perturbation are mapped to a dynamic Stackelberg game model. Next, the Riccati equation solves the equilibrium problem, deriving the evader’s optimal control strategy. Finally, a model reference adaptive algorithm enables the pursuer to dynamically adjust its control gains. Simulations show that the MSE strategy outperforms Nash Equilibrium (NE) and Single–step Prediction Stackelberg Equilibrium (SSE) methods, achieving 25.46% faster convergence than SSE and 39.11% lower computational cost than NE.
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spelling doaj-art-016082bf14bf40aab9c7a96c0e44a79b2025-07-25T13:09:07ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102025-07-0112761310.3390/aerospace12070613A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–EvasionGena Gan0Ming Chu1Huayu Zhang2Shaoqi Lin3School of Intelligent Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaA Stackelberg equilibrium–based Model Reference Adaptive Control (MSE) method is proposed for spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion (PE) games with incomplete information and sequential decision making under a non–zero–sum framework. First, the spacecraft PE dynamics under <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>J</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> perturbation are mapped to a dynamic Stackelberg game model. Next, the Riccati equation solves the equilibrium problem, deriving the evader’s optimal control strategy. Finally, a model reference adaptive algorithm enables the pursuer to dynamically adjust its control gains. Simulations show that the MSE strategy outperforms Nash Equilibrium (NE) and Single–step Prediction Stackelberg Equilibrium (SSE) methods, achieving 25.46% faster convergence than SSE and 39.11% lower computational cost than NE.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/7/613spacecraft systemsPE game controlStackelberg gamemodel referenceadaptive control
spellingShingle Gena Gan
Ming Chu
Huayu Zhang
Shaoqi Lin
A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
Aerospace
spacecraft systems
PE game control
Stackelberg game
model reference
adaptive control
title A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
title_full A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
title_fullStr A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
title_full_unstemmed A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
title_short A Stackelberg Game Approach to Model Reference Adaptive Control for Spacecraft Pursuit–Evasion
title_sort stackelberg game approach to model reference adaptive control for spacecraft pursuit evasion
topic spacecraft systems
PE game control
Stackelberg game
model reference
adaptive control
url https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/7/613
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